Many forestry companies rely on GIS software. Commercial GIS software solutions like ESRI ArcGIS are well known, but there are open source (OSS) options available as well. Smaller companies and startups may want to try open source before making a large investment in a commercial GIS solution. Established companies may […]
New traceability requirements brought on by the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) will soon go into effect. Companies, trade groups, and operators doing business with the EU are working to develop solutions to comply with this new regulation. At this point it seems no one has a handle on how this will […]
This post is about cloud-based data storage. Simple Storage Service (S3) is one of the most used cloud services on Amazon AWS. There are many reasons why a company might want to store data in the cloud, such as for building cloud-native applications, for archives, or even for hosting static […]
Ever wondered if you should learn a programming language? If so, stick around. In this article, my goal is to present a high-level view of two languages I have found useful in my forestry career for automating repetitive tasks — R and Python. My hope is that someone will have […]
Forest consulting and management firms often rely on commercial GIS software to map, store and analyze data about their land holdings. It’s not uncommon for such companies to spend tens of thousands of dollars annually to maintain commercial software licenses. In this article, I’d like to challenge the status-quo and […]
Cloud computing may be a new buzzword, but network-based computing and the concept of shared access to computing resources has evolved over the last fifty years. In this article we will explore the basics of cloud computing, some of the benefits, use cases, and opportunities it presents for the future […]
In this article I would like to consider the topic of Technology Utilization in the Forestry Profession. Forestry technology exists in many different formats, and there are likely more providers today than at any other time in the history of our profession. So, I think it is best to frame […]
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